3 families helped with financial assistance in October
106 families helped with financial assistance to date.
15 applications in various stages of process.
$460,000 in financial assistance awarded to date.
$11,340.00 donated in October. WOW and THANK YOU!
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NEWS
by Missy Robertson

COVID-19 has disrupted so much of our lives as you are well aware.  Because of this, we were unable to hold our annual fundraising gala and FUNDay for our Mia Moo families.  Even though each of our Mia Moo children, their siblings and parents have shown significant courage in the face of fear over and over throughout their cleft journeys, Jase, Mia and I felt it was too much risk to bring all of us together until this virus has been defeated.  Some of our children are high-risk due to other health issues and/or upcoming surgeries.  Even though we are all disappointed that we won’t be able to encourage each other this year in person, our first priority is to keep these cleft cuties healthy so as not to disrupt their surgery or procedure schedules! 
 
This also means we were unable to raise our usual funds at our gala night, an annual amount of approximately $125,000.00.  Please consider helping us reach our annual goal so that no cleft child here in America will be turned down for the best care possible.  Every child deserves a smile, and we at the Mia Moo Fund have been so honored to help ensure that parents don’t have to choose between standard (or even substandard) care and the best specialists to care for their child.  Their smiles are so worth it! 
Thank you for your generosity!
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Nicole is from Georgia. She was adopted from China at 4 years old by a loving family who knew that she would need treatments. She is now 11 yrs old and in 5^th grade. She enjoys reading, Legos, word searches, spending time with family, swimming, and loves beating her dad at a game of pool. 
"The Mia Moo blessed our family by covering the cost of Nicole’s bone graft surgery and relieved us from the stress of the medical bills.  The past two years we have attended the Mia Moo Funday. The MMF Day focuses on the children and their families.  Nicole feels so special and loved through the entire weekend.  This excitement from the weekend carries over throughout the entire year. She talks about it over and over." Angie (Nicole's mom)